Jan Owen • Belfast, Maine


Jan Owen
Time Stream
Above Left: Full Piece
Above Right: Detail

Calligraphy on Paste Paper
Hanging Book
12 x 30 inches extended, folds down to 12 x 15 inches
$475

“Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains.”

Text by Henry David Thoreau. Hanging accordion fold book with woven paste paper design circle. The background is acrylic paste paper with hand-lettered text in acrylic ink and sumi ink. There is a braided string cord in the cover for hanging on the wall and braided string ties. Unique book. Presented in a four-flap cloth covered case with braided ties.

To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.


   

Jan Owen
Poems Music
Above Left: Full Piece
Above Right: Detail

Hanging Book
Calligraphy on Paste Paper
$125

Poems Music is part of a series of books Jan calls Word Flags. Text by John Falletta. These hanging, accordion fold books are 60 x 6 inches. The background is acrylic paste paper with hand-lettered text in acrylic ink and sumi ink. There is a cord in the cover for hanging on the wall. Unique books in a series.

To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.


Jan Owen
A Song
Above: Detail

Hanging Book
Calligraphy on Paste Paper
$125

A Song is part of a series of books Jan calls Word Flags. Text by Walt Whitman. These hanging, accordion fold books are 60 x 6 inches. The background is acrylic paste paper with hand-lettered text in acrylic ink and sumi ink. There is a cord in the cover for hanging on the wall. Unique books in a series.

To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.


Jan Owen
The Pleasure
Above: Detail

Hanging Book
Calligraphy on Paste Paper
$125

A Song is part of a series of books Jan calls Word Flags. Text by Walt Whitman. These hanging, accordion fold books are 60 x 6 inches. The background is acrylic paste paper with hand-lettered text in acrylic ink and sumi ink. There is a cord in the cover for hanging on the wall. Unique books in a series.

To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.


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